Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk (French: Bataille de Dunkerque; also known as Operation Dynamo) was a major battle in Dunkirk, France during World War II. It lasted from the 26 May until 4 June 1940.
Battle
The Allied forces were split into two by a German armoured advance to the Channel coast at Calais. The British and French commanders had been taken by surprise at the speed of the advance. The northern part of the army was surrounded In Dunkirk, France, a port on the English Channel. There they made a perimeter and waited for an evacuation.
Evacuation
See the main page: Dunkirk evacuation
In the Dunkirk evacuation, over 900 small British ships rescued around 340,000 British, French, and Belgian soldiers from the beaches between 26 May 1940 and 4 June 1940.[2] This was most of the British and about half of the French soldiers who fought in the battle. About 40,000 troops, mostly French, had to stay behind to keep the Germans away during the evacuation.
Many of the evacuated French troops landed elsewhere and continued the Battle of France.
Battle Of Dunkirk Media
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British prisoners of war with a Panzer I German tank
British anti-aircraft guns lie abandoned at Dunkirk in May 1940
Evacuated British troops at Dover, 29 May 1940
Troops evacuated from Dunkirk at Dover, 31 May 1940
Battle of Dunkirk memorial
Sailors involved in the evacuation with survivors from King Orry
Related pages
References
- ↑ Rickard, J. "Operation Dynamo, The Evacuation from Dunkirk, 27 May-4 June 1940." Retrieved: 14 May 2008.
- ↑ Dunkirk evacuation | Facts, Map, Photos, Numbers, Timeline, & Summary | Britannica (in en). www.britannica.com (2024-09-16). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
